At sunset on Friday, Sept. 13, Phil Mazzara ’70 will join a select group of dignitaries, major donors, and other VIPs for the “First Illumination” of the National World War I Memorial’s centerpiece sculpture, “A Soldier’s Journey.”
English
English professor’s YA novel selected for Center for the Book’s ‘Great Reads for Great Places’
“Robin and Her Misfits,” a young adult novel by Dr. Kelly Ann Jacobson, assistant professor of English at the University of Lynchburg, has been named Virginia’s 2024 “Young Readers” selection for “Great Reads for Great Places.”
Turner Lecture on March 29 welcomes trans studies scholar
Renowned trans studies scholar Dr. Sawyer Kemp will speak at the University of Lynchburg at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 29, in Hall Campus Center’s Memorial Ballroom.
Special fund named for beloved English professor to send Westover Fellows abroad
A new fund named for Professor Emeritus Dr. Richard Burke may send two Westover Fellows abroad for the first time: graphic design major Isaiah Romsdahl ’24 and history major Jacob Jones ’25. Romsdahl is planning to join a spring break trip to Europe, while Jones hopes to travel to Mexico this summer.
Emma Bolden to open spring Thornton Reading series at Lynchburg
The first Thornton Reading of the semester will feature poet and essayist Emma Bolden, who will give a public reading at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 19, in Hall Campus Center’s Memorial Ballroom. A Q&A session and book signing will follow the reading, and select copies of her work will be available for purchase while supplies last.
Lynchburg presents Wes Anderson-style holiday film ‘The Grand Hopwood Hall’
If you’re into quirky Wes Anderson-style movies, you’ll love the University of Lynchburg’s 2023 holiday video, “The Grand Hopwood Hall.”
Westover Honors Fellow with ‘passion for helping others’ named Sommerville Scholar
Kelsey Spickler ’24, a Westover Honors Fellow from Bridgewater, Virginia, has been named the 2023-24 Richard Clarke Sommerville Scholar. The award, the University of Lynchburg’s highest academic honor, was presented on Nov. 13 at the West Room in Drysdale Student Center.
Thornton Reading on Nov. 13 features naturalist J. Drew Lanham
Award-winning author J. Drew Lanham will visit the University of Lynchburg at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 13, in Hall Campus Center’s Memorial Ballroom. His visit is part of the Thornton Reading Series and is free and open to the public. A book signing will follow the reading.
Two books in less than a year: Kelly Ann Jacobson is on a roll
It’s been quite the year for Dr. Kelly Ann Jacobson. After publishing the queer young adult novel “Robin and her Misfits” in April, the University of Lynchburg English professor is already collecting praise for her literary sci-fi novel “Weaver,” which dropped on Oct. 17.
‘When Science Turns Evil’ is subject of Oct. 23 lecture
On Monday, Oct. 23, the University of Lynchburg’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences and School of PA Medicine will present “When Science Turns Evil: Medicine, Justice, and the Humanities,” a lecture by Dr. Brandy Schillace.
